The provisions of this chapter and chapters 631, 632 and 633 shall not be construed as authorizing any form of compulsory medical treatment of any person who is being treated by prayer in the practice of the religion of any church which teaches reliance on spiritual means for healing unless the person or his legal guardian, if any, consents to such treatment.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 630.180
Treatment by religious practice to be permitted
Effective: 28 Aug 1980; (L. 1980 H.B. 1724)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.